diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index acb12a1e..220cb8ec 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Metrics/AbcSize:
 # Offense count: 3
 # Configuration parameters: CountComments.
 Metrics/ClassLength:
-  Max: 193
+  Max: 195
 
 # Offense count: 10
 Metrics/CyclomaticComplexity:
diff --git a/lib/grape-swagger/endpoint.rb b/lib/grape-swagger/endpoint.rb
index 4ad663f8..01012787 100644
--- a/lib/grape-swagger/endpoint.rb
+++ b/lib/grape-swagger/endpoint.rb
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ def parse_request_params(required)
     def expose_params_from_model(model)
       model_name = model_name(model)
 
+      return model_name if @definitions.key?(model_name)
+      @definitions[model_name] = nil
+
       properties = {}
       GrapeSwagger.model_parsers.each do |klass, ancestor|
         next unless model.ancestors.map(&:to_s).include?(ancestor)
diff --git a/spec/support/model_parsers/entity_parser.rb b/spec/support/model_parsers/entity_parser.rb
index 7edf07e8..e2a3e038 100644
--- a/spec/support/model_parsers/entity_parser.rb
+++ b/spec/support/model_parsers/entity_parser.rb
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ class TypedDefinition < Grape::Entity
         expose :prop_file,      documentation: { type: File, desc: 'prop_file description' }
         expose :prop_json,      documentation: { type: JSON, desc: 'prop_json description' }
       end
+
+      class RecursiveModel < Grape::Entity
+        expose :name, documentation: { type: String, desc: 'The name.' }
+        expose :children, using: self, documentation: { type: 'RecursiveModel', is_array: true, desc: 'The child nodes.' }
+      end
     end
   end
 
@@ -118,7 +123,8 @@ class TypedDefinition < Grape::Entity
     {
       'ApiError' => { 'type' => 'object', 'properties' => { 'code' => { 'type' => 'integer', 'format' => 'int32', 'description' => 'status code' }, 'message' => { 'type' => 'string', 'description' => 'error message' } } },
       'ResponseItem' => { 'type' => 'object', 'properties' => { 'id' => { 'type' => 'integer', 'format' => 'int32' }, 'name' => { 'type' => 'string' } } },
-      'UseResponse' => { 'type' => 'object', 'properties' => { 'description' => { 'type' => 'string' }, '$responses' => { 'type' => 'array', 'items' => { '$ref' => '#/definitions/ResponseItem' } } } }
+      'UseResponse' => { 'type' => 'object', 'properties' => { 'description' => { 'type' => 'string' }, '$responses' => { 'type' => 'array', 'items' => { '$ref' => '#/definitions/ResponseItem' } } } },
+      'RecursiveModel' => { 'type' => 'object', 'properties' => { 'name' => { 'type' => 'string', 'description' => 'The name.' }, 'children' => { 'type' => 'array', 'items' => { '$ref' => '#/definitions/RecursiveModel' }, 'description' => 'The child nodes.' } } }
     }
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/support/model_parsers/mock_parser.rb b/spec/support/model_parsers/mock_parser.rb
index e8d31ab3..27750d19 100644
--- a/spec/support/model_parsers/mock_parser.rb
+++ b/spec/support/model_parsers/mock_parser.rb
@@ -51,13 +51,15 @@ class QueryInputElement < OpenStruct; end
       class QueryInput < OpenStruct; end
       class ApiError < OpenStruct; end
       class SecondApiError < OpenStruct; end
+      class RecursiveModel < OpenStruct; end
     end
   end
 
   let(:swagger_definitions_models) do
     {
       'ApiError' => { 'type' => 'object', 'properties' => {} },
-      'UseResponse' => { 'type' => 'object', 'properties' => {} }
+      'UseResponse' => { 'type' => 'object', 'properties' => {} },
+      'RecursiveModel' => { 'type' => 'object', 'properties' => {} }
     }
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/support/model_parsers/representable_parser.rb b/spec/support/model_parsers/representable_parser.rb
index 1bd8cfbd..1337c2a4 100644
--- a/spec/support/model_parsers/representable_parser.rb
+++ b/spec/support/model_parsers/representable_parser.rb
@@ -179,6 +179,13 @@ class TypedDefinition < Representable::Decorator
         property :prop_file,      documentation: { type: File, desc: 'prop_file description' }
         property :prop_json,      documentation: { type: JSON, desc: 'prop_json description' }
       end
+
+      class RecursiveModel < Representable::Decorator
+        include Representable::JSON
+
+        property :name, documentation: { type: String, desc: 'The name.' }
+        property :children, decorator: self, documentation: { type: 'RecursiveModel', is_array: true, desc: 'The child nodes.' }
+      end
     end
   end
 
@@ -186,7 +193,8 @@ class TypedDefinition < Representable::Decorator
     {
       'ApiError' => { 'type' => 'object', 'properties' => { 'code' => { 'description' => 'status code', 'type' => 'integer', 'format' => 'int32' }, 'message' => { 'description' => 'error message', 'type' => 'string' } } },
       'ResponseItem' => { 'type' => 'object', 'properties' => { 'id' => { 'description' => '', 'type' => 'integer', 'format' => 'int32' }, 'name' => { 'description' => '', 'type' => 'string' } } },
-      'UseResponse' => { 'type' => 'object', 'properties' => { 'description' => { 'description' => '', 'type' => 'string' }, 'items' => { 'type' => 'array', 'items' => { '$ref' => '#/definitions/ResponseItem' }, 'description' => '' } } }
+      'UseResponse' => { 'type' => 'object', 'properties' => { 'description' => { 'description' => '', 'type' => 'string' }, 'items' => { 'type' => 'array', 'items' => { '$ref' => '#/definitions/ResponseItem' }, 'description' => '' } } },
+      'RecursiveModel' => { 'type' => 'object', 'properties' => { 'name' => { 'type' => 'string', 'description' => 'The name.' }, 'children' => { 'type' => 'array', 'items' => { '$ref' => '#/definitions/RecursiveModel' }, 'description' => 'The child nodes.' } } }
     }
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/swagger_v2/api_swagger_v2_definitions-models_spec.rb b/spec/swagger_v2/api_swagger_v2_definitions-models_spec.rb
index 3de7eaab..3da049f3 100644
--- a/spec/swagger_v2/api_swagger_v2_definitions-models_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/swagger_v2/api_swagger_v2_definitions-models_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ class ModelApi < Grape::API
 
         add_swagger_documentation models: [
           ::Entities::UseResponse,
-          ::Entities::ApiError
+          ::Entities::ApiError,
+          ::Entities::RecursiveModel
         ]
       end
     end